It’s been said but never confirmed that Lovers Who Wander is a sort of sequel to Dion’s much more famous song, Runaround Sue.
As much we’d love to believe this, we can’t assume anything. But both songs are about a girl breaking his heart.
When she kissed me, I was born and she said goodbye
And I knew right away I was born to cry
Now I'm happy and the joke's on her
'Cause I found that place for lovers who wander, yeah
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Dum dum da da, dum dum da da, dum dum da da la, la, la, la
She took my love, says she's not coming back
So my world and my sky was all turning black
Now I see the light, I'm wise to her
'Cause I found that place for lovers who wander, yeah
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Dum dum diddle diddle
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Dum dum diddle diddle
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Dum dum diddle diddle
Dum diddledy dum diddledy da, la, la, la, la
A-walking around thinking about her
Never thought I could do without her
She broke my heart, I really showed it
Look at me now, you'd never know it
Now my story can be told with a smiling face
I'm the luckiest guy in the human race
All my love and dreams have gone for her
'Cause I found that place for lovers who wander, yeah
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Yeah, she took my heart, you see
Yeah, she don't bother me
Yeah, I found that place to be, yeah
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, yeah
Walking around thinking about her
Never thought I could do without her
She broke my heart, I really showed it
Look at me now, ha ha, you'd never know it
Now my story can be told with a smiling face
I'm the luckiest guy in the human race
All my love and dreams have gone for her
'Cause I found that place for lovers who wander, yeah
Dum dum da da, dum dum da da, dum dum da da, dum diddle diddle
Dum dum da da, dum dum da da, dum dum diddle diddle
Dum dum da da, dum dum da da, dum dum da da, dum diddle diddle
Dum dum da da, dum dum da da, diddle diddle la, la, la, yeah
Whoa, whoa. Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Yeah, I found that place to be, yeah
Lovers Who Wander was written by Ernie Maresca & Dion.